Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
THE DEFENSE RESTS ITS CASE
Arensaorf's Last Witness Examined in the
Haddook Murder Trial.
REBUTTAl EVIDENCE BEGINS.
Testimony Given TO lmpeach the Char.
acter OF Important Witnesses For
the Accused Brcwcr-Notbiug
Startling Developed.
Sioux City's Great Case.

Sioux CITY. Ia, April S.-lSpecal Tele.
gram to the BEE The resting of the case
on the part of the defense was the most im-
portant incident connected with the great
murder trial to-day. There has been rer-
ceptible decrease of attendance during the
day, owing first, no doubt to the audience as
we'll as Jury, lawyers and judge, being phys.
ically tired out, and second, that 1t was
known that no very startling testimony
would be introduced to-day. The first wit
ness put upon the stand to-day was ii. l..
Leavitt. The defense wanted him to identify
the manuscript of his first confession. A
portion of 1t was then offered as impcaching
evidence. This the state objected to but sig
nified its willingness to have the entire con-
fession taken as whole. This was sustained
by the court. The whole Of his testimony
before the coroner's jury was also introduced
without objection. At this point til G defense
advised the court that II was ready to rest its
case. This was about l0:30 o'clock, an hour
or more before it was thought the end would
be reached. An adjournment was then taken
until afternoon, when the state began the in
PRODUCTION of cross sexamination, impeach-
ment and rebutta.
Ii. A. Lyon was recalled. He denied hav-
ing taken revolver out of q show case in
his store and saying "That is the kind Of re-
volver that killed the ID preacher. !
knew all about the murder, and II they dom
let up there will be more served in the same
way.'
j. g. Juhl, alias Peterson, was questioned
concerning statement which he made in
Attorney Murphy's office. lie denied having
been at grocery on Fourth street when the
shot was fired; denied haying said after the
murder that he went over to where Haddock
was; that he hurried to the place and re-
I,af.,
nome.
A. G. Mathews clerk of the district court
at Lake Benton, Mnn., testified that the
reputation of Gus Schmidt, one of the de-
lenses principal witnesses, for truth and We.
racity, was very bad, as was also his moral
.. II. Jackson, also of Lake Benton, and
| John S. Cass, lawyer of the same place, $.
v. Nordville, OF Sioux Falls, Oak, formerly
of Lake Benton, and Probate Judge +. NJ.
| Olson, Of this city, also formerly of Lake
| Benton, and a county commissioner, all teS-
| tilted to the same effect.
the evening Rev. Haddock was killed; heard
| the shot VIXEN was IN Bakers drug store;
| left my Office at 10 :25 and went direct to the
| drug store twas there from three to five min
| Dr. Berger were called to see the murdered
man; went down to the scene; met Mr.. Lyon
| at EllOtts corner as was going from the
scene; it was then within five minutes Of II
| had been killed he said to me that he was
gad that it served the preacher right"
| Richard Fischer was sworn: live In
| Sioux City; used to have shoe store on
| Third street; knew Mr.. Lyon; after the
| murder | went to Lyons gun store and
looked at some revOlvers; while looking at
| some revOlvers he picked up one aud said:
| That is like the one that killed the id
| preacher; he further said, "Do you belong
| TO the crowd that is prosecuting the salOOnsW
| l said, "Yes. that is my side:" he said, "YOu
are likely to be served in the same way as the
Ex- Mayor ID. A. Magee and wife both were
| awakened by the shot and swOre that had
| parties gone down Water street afterward, as
| claimed, on the sidewalk which passes their
| house, they certainly would have heard
| them.
| c. c. Hamilton was called by the state: 1
was the shorthand reporter before the coro-
| ner's jury; wrote out the evidence of John
| Arensdorf. [The same was then offered IN
| evidence and was read by the witness. L
also took the testimony OF Julius l.eiberton
as given before the coroner's jury; he stated
| that the man who fired the shot ran directly
north and that he could not see him after he
| got away ten feet.
Much comment is heard concerning the
course taken by the defense. They have Of
| fered no theory have by no means proven an
| alibi, and the great mass of their testimony
| is only such as attempts to dscredt the
| states witnesses. Thus far there Is no ques.
| ton but what the states case has been much
better managed and conducted than the de-.
| fendants'. 1t Is thought the case will last
during the greater par! OF next week, IL not
| all,